The Nigerian Army is set to start its annual Exercise CROCODILE SMILE which is traditionally conducted in the last quarter of the year.
This was made known at the Army’s Special Super Camp One at Ngamdu, in Borno State.
The representative of the Chief of Army Staff who is also the Chief of Training and Operations of the Nigerian Army, Major General Nuhu Angbazo, told journalists that this year’s Exercise CROCODILE SMILE 6, is scheduled to commence from the 20th of October to the 31st of December 2020.
He says the exercise is deliberately intended to be all-encompassing, to include cyber warfare exercises, designed to identify, track, and counter negative propaganda in the social media and across the cyberspace.
This is the first ever cyber warfare exercise to be conducted in the history of the African Armed Forces.
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The exercise will also include positive identification component, aimed at identifying Boko Haram terrorists fleeing from the North East and other parts of the country as a result of the ongoing operations in the various theatres of operations, especially in the Northeast, North Central, and North Western parts of Nigeria.
The Nigerian Army, reassures well-meaning Nigerians of its commitment to the sustenance of peace and security in Nigeria and urges members of the public to show support and understanding throughout the period of the exercise.
